Fangorn Farm Family Blog

Crochet

This is a simple little amigurumi crochet pumpkin I made for Halloween this year. We don’t generally celebrate Halloween, but our children are showing more and more interest in it each year! I am sharing the instructions with you so you can make a little pumpkin too (one of my Instagram friends said that in […]

I’ve got a bit of yarn left over from other projects lying about. I tend to find it in my knitting bags and wool storage boxes. The more I look, the more I find! I’m pretty much a yarnaholic. Not such a bad thing really. I decided to use my scrap yarn to make granny […]

I think August has been my favourite month this year. So much good has happened. So much to be grateful for. One thing I am grateful for is the weather we have had. It has been so beautiful. Lately it has been much like Spring! We haven’t had much winter weather, which is pleasant but […]

I made this crochet bag for a birthday present for one of Matthew’s best friends, Charlotte. She just turned seven. She really liked it, so did my daughters, who are now both asking for one just the same. I made up the pattern, based on a few stitches and techniques that I know and like. […]

I recently took part in a dishcloth swap, hosted by Mel at One Crafty Mumma. I made four star shaped dishcloths using this pattern but I did not find the pattern particularly useful and I made a lot of changes as I progressed through the dishcloth making. For example, I did not turn between rounds […]

Four weeks until Christmas! A few months ago, I decided to make a lot of our Christmas gifts this year. The decision came about because I am tired of plastic toys and junk that accumulates in our house. I’ve done so much sorting and purging that I dare not add to the plastic fray under […]

I finished my ripple blanket on Good Friday. I felt sad as I tied off the last loop, kind of the way you feel after a really good book! Since finishing the blanket I have been keen to start a new one! I’m certainly not short of folks to make one for! The blanket is […]

It has been the perfect weekend for crochet. It has been rainy and windy, the fire has been burning, yummy things have been baked and boiled and jarred and we have been cosy, warm and happy. I have had plenty of time for tea and crochet, and stuff. It is nearly finished. Five more bands […]